#anti mr. forkle

[the-way-astray]

can i please kill him

[the-way-astray]

anon idk who you are but you deserve better

I WANT FORKLE TO LIKE ME

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[ramblings-of-lola]

One of the most chilling moments in Keeper of the Lost Cities to me is when Sophie is having a conversation / argument with Forkle because she's tired of planning and waiting and wants to act against the Neverseen. And part of her argument is that someone ends up injured or killed when they sit back and plan.

And that is an awful mental burden for a child to carry.

[shithead-123]

Kotlc collecting habits Pt.1

Basically what I think various kotlc characters (mostly the kids) would collect. other than prattles pins bc we all know everyone collects those so.

this is inspired by my own habits of picking random shit up and stuffing it in my closet.

Sophie: she doesn't rlly have the time to like exclusively go out and collect things she wants. I think she's rlly causal act what she keeps. if she see's a pretty rock? yoink. some nice smelling flowers? she'll pluck a few to maybe sundry when she's not busy saving the world lmao. I do think she would collect garden gnomes tho. Bc of mr. forkle's human house having the gnomes (the most weird or scary looking ones ofc, shoppes a weirdo 100%). It reminds her or her human past, and it also srsly weirds out like everyone who comes Havenfield which is is plus. Like just imagine a whole line of creepy ass gnomes lined up right outside havenfields entrance. She names them all too. they all human names ofc ofc. like bob. and carl. and other such things.

Keefe: I think he collects things based off of ppl if you know what I mean. Like he see's a bottle caps that reminds him of Sophie's exact eye color and adds it to his Sophie collection. Or if he see's like idk a purple rock that reminds him of like that one time Biana painted his nails the most vibrant and gaudy purple color she had, he adds it to his collection of things that remind him of Biana. maybe he adds little pieces of art he did for each person he collects stuff for. idk. Omg and maybe someday like he has all these collections and like the gang happens to fid out, and they start going through that shit. Keefe's so embarrassed and low-key scared they'll be mad, but they all love it. Fitz finally reunites with his long lost Bramble Jersey! Keefe immediately steals it back tho dw. he's such a people person fr. Especially bc of his empathy. He doesn't have collections for his parents. He used to for Gisela but when she was revealed to be a part of the never seen he showed her's into some dark corner of the house and hasn't looked back.

Biana: ikkkk ppl are gonna say that she collects hair pins and like jewelry and makeup and other stuff like that. And she does, She has an entire closet dedicated to dresses and shoes she has over the year. Like this is canonical. But her most prized and valued collection, is her stick collection. She has so many sticks. She has such stick fight vibes. She used to beat Keefe and fitz up with them. She organizes them by height. She lovingly pets them all. No one is allowed to touch her sticks. Biana = stick girl. One time when the gang was like idk practicing fighting with their bodyguards, she found the biggest most beautiful stick ever and literally screamed. No one knew why Biana, the girliest of girlies (said lovingly ily Biana) was so worked up over a stick. It's ok Biana, sticks r amazing fr.

Dex: I feel like before he became a techno path, he would collect like plant ingredients for different potions and elixirs needed at slurps and burps. He likes the idea of being useful, bc all his life he's been seen as a mistake. He's trying to prove his worth constantly. Kesler happened to ask him to get a like plant in front of a noble, and the noble complimented Dex on being such a good kid, so now he's like oh, I'm a good kid! which makes me so sad. But also he collects like useful things exclusively bc of the triplets. Like he can't bring shiny rocks or shells that he finds on the beach bc the triplets will get to it so fast that he won't even be able to like have a collection to adds things to. Instead, he collects pieces of scrap metal, herbs, wires, wood pieces, etc. so that he has the excuse of saying that this is material he needs for gadgets and elixirs and whatnot, so the triplets can't steal/break anything. he collects pens too( he is anti pencil).

Linh: Because of her being banshed for like 3+ years, I can't say that Linh is a big collector, neither is her brother. She didn't have the means to have things simply for enjoyment. Whatever little she owned went to keeping her and her brother alive and fed. It's hardcoded into to only take what she needs and nothing more bc of her previous life style. But now that she lives with Tiergan (NOT choralmere I REFUSE), I think she might start buying like little trinkets. Maybe stickers or small bracelets, or charms. keychains. Friendship necklaces. She would definitely buy lotttttts of excess things for princess purryfins. Like fancy collars, or little animal clothes. combs to brush her hair. Linh spoils her sm I swear. I wish is was Princess purryfins fr. I also think she would invest in a lottt of water proof clothing/goggles/etc. Like overly so. More than she needs. it's a way of calming her anxiety act her ability. Even if she messes up and loses control, at least she and everyone in Tiergan's house (I forgot what hi should is called) will stay dry. She hasn't fucked up completely.

[bookwyrminspiration]

I would take the survey if you made it!

I personally loved Stellarlune and it's one of my top books in the series because we finally opened Kenric's cache as well as got more information on him and Oralie as well as some about Emery, Bronte, Claretta, and Prentice, I also liked Sophie stepping up as a leader and taking charge and standing up to Mr. Forkle, one other thing that I enjoyed is it showed the dynamic switch between Oralie and Sophie and how they argue more now that the secret is revealed, but there are still boundaries Sophie won't cross because even if she's mad at Oralie she doesn't want to hurt her

Good to know! I think that makes...four? maybe? confirmed yeses so far, which is enough that I'll probably be pulling up a google form real soon.

Trying to consider what questions to ask to try and figure this out. I'm planning on like "did you like stellarlune?" "do you ship sokeefe?" or a "how do you view sokeefe?" on a sliding scale to gauge how much people like it. Give space to explain what you did or didn't like. Things like that

I'm also curious how age plays into it, because I have a theory that being closer to Sophie's age gives her actions more of a positive impression. But also I don't wanna ask people their age that's like. The opposite of basic internet safety. So maybe I could phrase it like "do you consider yourself to be around Sophie's age/to be Sophie's peer?" That way there's some data but no one's actually giving anything specific away. And also it would be anonymous

I think it will be fascinating regardless of the results, because even just reading your explanation here is different from my own experience with the book! I felt the cache took too much time and focus all at once, making it anti-climactic and frustrating for the most part. And I've talked about Sophie in this book before but it's a love/hate situation.

But anyway! My point is I guess I know what I'm doing between all my readings! If anyone has any suggestions for questions/things to look into for it, feel free to let me know!

[the-pre-quiz]

i hope the second forkle was a coping mechanism hallucination by sophie and he's actually dead

i hope the second forkle dies too

[bookguide]

Lodestar

Author: Shannon Messenger

Book 5/7

Summary: After wreaking havoc in Ravagog in their last adventure, the threat of war now smothers the world of the Lost Cities. Not only are ogres a constant threat, but the Neverseen seem to be growing stronger, and could possibly have their own initiative with the purpose to control Sophie.

Review: Compared to the four books prior to Lodestar, I found that this book was not quite as exciting or action-packed. There were points in the story where the plot would begin to climax, but would soon reach an anti-climactic point and go back to its steady pace. This happened quite often in the story. For a visual representation of what I’m talking about, think of a steady heart rate monitor— a continuation of high and low points. Since this pattern continued throughout the story, I wasn’t sure when the plot would finally meet its huge climactic point; when I got to the end, I immediately thought “wait— that’s it?” Despite its lack of a quick and exciting points like the first four books, I still found many things to enjoy about this book. For one, Messenger’s use of character development still stands strong in all of these books. I especially noticed changes in Sophie, Keefe, and Mr. Forkle. Bonds of trust had developed in these characters, as well as learning to forgive one’s mistakes, and keeping an optimistic view no matter the struggle. There were also a lot of political issues in this book. Messenger is able to show the reader how influential both trust and fear can have on a society. Freedom is left at cost when leaders cannot trust their citizens. Fear blocks willingness of acceptance and change when people are consumed with the idea of the unknown. Fear of new perspectives also has a huge impact, forcing people to stray from what is familiar and reluctant to accept change. What I love about this book is that all of these points and details (and many more but this review is long enough already lol) apply to both our world and the Lost Cities. Finding personal value in literature such as this only strengthens the voice between itself and the voice of the world.

Keep reading⏳

[nowjumpinthewater]

if I was in the lost cities Mr forkle would need to get a restraining order against me so fast

[the-way-astray]

YOU CAN'T LOSE A RIGHT!!!! THAT'S A HUMAN (well, elvin) RIGHT!!!! THAT MEANS YOU CAN NEVER LOSE IT!!!! JAIL

[lotusishere]

You kids and you’re silly emojis 🧟🧟🧟🧟

(I’m joking)

I’m secretly one of Mr. Forkle identities.

[the-way-astray]

minor chapter four spoilers:

me agreeing with keefe? more likely than you think . . . and is mr. forkle finally going to be villainized to the extent he should be . . . please please please please

[the-way-astray]

forkle: the neverseen are incredibly vain

also forkle: *cites two examples to support his point, both of which involve fintan and nobody else*

[the-way-astray]

reading legacy is making me super annoyed because nobody ever criticizes forkle for project moonlark to the extent that they criticize sophie's bio parents

[the-way-astray]

that's not what you said in neverseen. fucking hypocrite mr. forkle who i fucking hate. (neverseen quote under cut)

[the-way-astray]

(neverseen, page 456, implies mr. forkle trusts tam's word less because he's a shade)

(flashback, page 210, implies mr. forkle doesn't have the same attitude toward shades that other elves do)

have i ever mentioned how much i dislike forkle. because i do

[the-way-astray]

if someone gave me a gun and a chance, fork boy would be gone

SAME!!!! I HATE THAT FUCKING BITCH BOY